India, Feb. 11 -- Pune Zilla Parishad has topped Maharashtra in the chief minister's 150-day e-governance reform programme, scoring 196.25 out of 200, it was announced on Tuesday.

The state-wide assessment evaluated offices on website performance, Aaple Sarkar services, e-Office adoption, dashboards, WhatsApp chatbot usage, AI and Blockchain applications, and GIS deployment.

Under CEO Gajanan Patil, the Zilla Parishad launched several digital initiatives to improve transparency, efficiency, and citizen services. Deputy CEO Shrikant Kharat and his team were credited for coordinating programme components.

The official website is now bilingual, mobile-responsive, WCAG AA-compliant, and integrates schemes, tenders, circulars, and documents...